Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media

1. Introduction: Actually, It’s about Toxic Geek Masculinity…
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

2. “Dick in a Box”: Hypermasculine Heroism in Geek TV and Film
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

3. Beauty and the Geek: On-Screen Representations of Geeks
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

4. Come Get Some: Damsels in Distress and the Male Default Avatar in Video Games
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

5. Through the Boob Window: Examining Sexualized Portrayals in Transmedia Comic Franchises
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

6. Bronies on the Iron Throne: Perceptions of Prosocial Behaviors and Success
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

7. One of Us, One of Us!: Representations and Dialogues with “Fanboys” and “Fangirls”
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

8. Conclusion: That’s Not How Geek Masculinity Works!
Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett

Keywords: Popular Science, Popular Science in Cultural and Media Studies, Culture and Gender, Culture and Technology, Social Media, Digital/New Media, Popular Culture